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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Gilly-Sur-Loire

Moulins Cathedral – View of the Loire loop from Gilly-sur-Loire

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Bike touring routes & trails

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Gilly-Sur-Loire

Moulins Cathedral – View of the Loire loop from Gilly-sur-Loire

Hard

4.0

(3)

riders

Moulins Cathedral – View of the Loire loop from Gilly-sur-Loire

05:14

87.3km

440m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 80.2 km for 159 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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647 m

Former silo in Gilly-sur-Loire

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11.0 km

Percières Path

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Small quiet road between the Besbre and the water intake of the canal lateral to the Loire, at the entrance to Dompierre-sur-Besbre. On the Bourbonnais cycle route.

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43.7 km

Clock tower in Moulins (Tour Jacquemar)

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The “Tour Jacquemart” is the medieval clock tower of Moulins. It is 30 meters high and dates back to 1445. The clock tower is located very close to the cathedral and the former residence of the Dukes of Bourbon.

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44.4 km

Saincy Fountain, Moulins

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Directly on the Place d'Allier stands the beautiful fountain with the large column in the middle that can be seen from afar.

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44.8 km

Moulins Cathedral

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This cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Moulins and a national monument. It was built in the 15th and 16th centuries in the Flamboyant Gothic style, then enlarged …

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80.3 km

Besbre Lock

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Lock on the Loire side canal, on the Bourbonnais cycle route.

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82.5 km

Canal Bridge Over the Roudon

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85.3 km

View of the Loire

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At Diou, the Eurovelo 6 branches off from the Loire side canal and leads over the Loire Bridge of the D 480. From the bridge you have a good block onto the unregulated Loire 👆

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87.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.4 km

16.0 km

5.08 km

1.74 km

692 m

395 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.7 km

29.2 km

2.46 km

523 m

376 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

38°C

17°C

0 %

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Moulins Cathedral – View of the Loire loop from Gilly-sur-Loire

Former silo in Gilly-sur-Loire

Percières Path

Clock tower in Moulins (Tour Jacquemar)

Saincy Fountain, Moulins

Moulins Cathedral

Besbre Lock

Canal Bridge Over the Roudon

View of the Loire

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